Costituzione 12 luglio 1991

Costituzione della Repubblica bulgara, 12 luglio 1991.

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Art. 6

1. All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
2. All citizens shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the grounds of race, nationality, ethnic self-identity, sex, origin, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status, or property status.

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Art. 11

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4. There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial, or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent usurpation of state power.

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Art. 13

1. The practicing of any religion is free.
2. The religious institutions shall be separate from the state.
3. Eastern Orthodox Christianity is considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
4. Religious institutions and communities and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.

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Art. 37

1. The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought, and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views are inviolable. The state shall assist the maintenance of tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
2. The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practiced to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of others.

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Art. 44

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2. No organization shall act to the detriment of the country’s sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic, or religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its aims through violence.

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Art. 58

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2. Obligations established by the Constitution and the law shall not be defaulted upon on grounds of religious or other convictions.

Art. 59

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2. The carrying out of military obligations, and the conditions and procedure for exemption therefrom or for replacing them with alternative service, shall be established by law.

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